EP3746205B1 - Verfahren zur herstellung einer verbesserten filterpressplatte mit selbstreinigender oberfläche und zugehörige filterpressplatte - Google Patents

Verfahren zur herstellung einer verbesserten filterpressplatte mit selbstreinigender oberfläche und zugehörige filterpressplatte Download PDF

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EP3746205B1
EP3746205B1 EP19701679.3A EP19701679A EP3746205B1 EP 3746205 B1 EP3746205 B1 EP 3746205B1 EP 19701679 A EP19701679 A EP 19701679A EP 3746205 B1 EP3746205 B1 EP 3746205B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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    • B01D25/00—Filters formed by clamping together several filtering elements or parts of such elements
    • B01D25/12—Filter presses, i.e. of the plate or plate and frame type
    • B01D25/21—Plate and frame presses
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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    • B01D25/00—Filters formed by clamping together several filtering elements or parts of such elements
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    • B01D25/164—Chamber-plate presses, i.e. the sides of the filtering elements being clamped between two successive filtering plates

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  • the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a filter press plate, and to the filter press plate itself.
  • the aforementioned plate therefore has a useful application in the various industrial sectors which make use of the aforementioned filter press machines, for example the processing, wastewater or water treatment sector, the chemical/pharmaceutical sector and the mining sector.
  • the filter press is an industrial apparatus for discontinuous filtration which is widely used, in particular for the extraction of the liquid phase from homogeneous mixtures with a main solid phase (sludges).
  • the structure comprises a series of plates (plate pack) guided by longitudinal sliding members and designed to be kept in a packed position by a hydraulic jack.
  • Each plate has two concave faces, namely two symmetrically opposite surfaces lined with a filter cloth, which form, between one plate and another, a filtration chamber bounded by the filter cloths.
  • a two-phase liquid/solid material such as a sludge is sucked in by a pumping station and forced inside each chamber via special inlet openings, so as to fill it.
  • the filter press plates known in the sector are therefore defined by a panel characterized by two opposite surfaces which may be a mirror image of each other and substantially concave and are perimetrally surrounded by a frame projecting from both the surfaces.
  • the filter press plates continue to have a number of drawbacks which hitherto remain unsolved; one of these consists in the need for periodic and frequent washing of the plate pack.
  • Periodic washing or cleaning of the plates therefore often becomes indispensable, with an increase in the production costs associated with the labor used and the necessary downtime of the machine.
  • Filter press plates according to the prior art are disclosed in FR 939 957 A , DE 960 451 C and EP 1 759 752 A1 .
  • the technical problem underlying the present invention is therefore that of devising a filter press plate which does not require periodic washing or cleaning operations or which requires less frequent and/or less thorough washing and cleaning operations than the plates of the prior art.
  • the proposed solution forming the basis of the present invention is that of structuring the surface of the plate so as provide it with self-cleaning properties, namely properties which prevent as far as possible the deposition of solid residues, favoring the conveying thereof towards the collection channels by the liquid passing through the filter cloth.
  • step of impressing a textured surface and the step of curing the half-processed partition are preferably simultaneous.
  • impression die is a textile sheet.
  • the textile sheet has to be replaced over a limited number of working cycles, while the textured metal panel has a higher manufacturing cost but a longer service life.
  • the metal panel also yields enhanced precision and repeatability of the impressed profile over its textile counterpart.
  • the steps of impressing a textured surface and curing the half-processed partition wall may be carried out by placing the half-processed partition wall in a press and/or in an autoclave.
  • two impression dies are provided, the impression dies being placed against both faces of the half-processed partition wall during the step of impressing a textured surface.
  • a single face is impressed during the step of impressing a textured surface, the method further comprising a step of joining two partition walls back to back with their textured surfaces facing outwards before coupling them to a peripheral frame to define the filter press plate.
  • Such a filter press plate adapted to be interposed during use between adjacent plates of a plate pack defining, along with these plates, an upstream filtering chamber and a downstream filtering chamber; may comprise the following features:
  • the aforementioned textured surface is characterized preferably by a complex structure - in particular one which significantly resembles a fractal structure - which, in the dynamic condition defined by the albeit minimum inflections of the partition wall, has marked hydrophobic or non-adhesive properties as regards the filtered residue, with a consequent self-cleaning action on the plate.
  • the complex morphology defines a reduced contact surface which allows the water and the residual dirt to roll away from the partition without in any way adhering thereto (or adhering thereto in a limited manner) and the removal of any solid particles which have permeated through the filtering partition.
  • the textured surface is to be characterized by a complexity indicator, it is possible to measure the fractal dimension thereof (using currently known image processing programs which use, for example, the box counting method) which will be higher than 2 and less than 3.
  • a fractal dimension value higher than 2 and less than 3 will always be obtained using the different dimensions given to the fractal dimension, preferably the Hausdorff dimension; or else Minkowski-Bouligand dimension, Rényi dimension or packing dimension.
  • the textured surface which ensures the self-cleaning properties may have first main grooves and second main grooves, intersecting each other so as to isolate projections.
  • At least some of said first or second main grooves have an inner surface further segmented so as to define secondary grooves, where said secondary grooves have a relationship of substantial similarity with the respective main grooves (i.e.: the secondary groove have the same shape, to scale, of the primary grooves).
  • the self-similarity property characteristic of fractal structures is therefore defined, at least with a certain degree of detail.
  • the textured surface has a main extension defined by first recesses (grooves, depressions, blind holes, etc.) with respect to a surface plane and at least one secondary extension defined by recesses similar to the first recesses (on a smaller scale obviously) with respect to the profile of the main extension.
  • first recesses grooves, depressions, blind holes, etc.
  • secondary extension defined by recesses similar to the first recesses (on a smaller scale obviously) with respect to the profile of the main extension.
  • the partition wall is preferably made of flexible material, even more preferably multi-layered elastomeric material or composite material, comprising a matrix made of elastomeric material and a reinforcement material, said textured surface being formed on the elastomeric material.
  • the inventors have in fact determined how a relatively complex geometry provided with the aforementioned self-cleaning properties may be easily obtained on an elastomeric matrix.
  • reinforced-elastomer articles already provided with the desired textured surface. More specifically, these articles consist of rubberized fabric belts produced for use as a conveyor belt, provided on the top with a surface having an increased friction. These belts are currently referred to using an imprecise expression which has become established in Italian specialist terminology, i.e. "honeycombed”; instead in Anglo-Saxon specialist terminology they are most commonly referred to as being "rough top” or "grip top”.
  • the surface geometry of "rough top” conveyor belts suitable for the present invention has an intersection of main grooves, with rough and apparently irregular surfaces.
  • the surface of the grooves if viewed on a suitably larger scale, in turn appears to have grooves which are similar to the main grooves, so as to define a fractal type geometry, at least at a first glance.
  • conveyor belts which have the geometric characteristics required for the invention are the belts of the "FLATBEL-N" series which are marketed, at the time of filing of the present application, by the one-man Italian company Lavorgomma S.r.l., and have characteristics which may be measured with reference to the technical standard DIN 22102 "belts with one or more plies of woven textile fabric".
  • the textured surface of the partition wall made of elastomeric material is obtained, in a manner known per se in the aforementioned technological sector of conveyor belts, by the application of a mold of textile material (previously defined as an impression die) during a step for molding the elastomeric material, and by the subsequent removal of said mold.
  • the mold which consists for example of a cloth interwoven with large diameter yarns, may be applied onto the elastomer during a heat-forming step or during a vulcanization process.
  • 1 denotes generally a filter press plate according to the present invention, suitable for use in industrial filter presses for solid/liquid separation.
  • the description below is provided with non-limiting reference to use in the context of such an application.
  • the plate 1 is essentially formed by a partition wall 3 or central panel which has a first face 3a parallel and opposite to a second face 3b.
  • the partition 3 is perimetrally surrounded by an outer frame 4 projecting laterally with respect to both the first face 3a and the second face 3b of the partition 3.
  • the frame 4 comprises a first side surface 4a which is parallel to the first face 3a of the partition 3 to which it is connected by means of an inclined portion, and a second side surface 4b which is parallel to the second face 3b of the partition to which it is connected, again by means of a second inclined portion.
  • the inclined portions together with the respective faces 3a, 3b therefore define a concavity or recess with respect to the respective side surfaces 4a, 4b of the frame 4.
  • the filter press plate 1 is designed to form part of a pack of plates used in a filter press in which at least one plate of the pack, preferably all of these plates, is formed according to the present invention.
  • the concavities or recesses described above help form respectively a first or second filtering chamber or a downstream filtering chamber and an upstream filtering chamber, when the filter press plate 1 is arranged, so as to make contact, between two other filter press plates 1 in the plate pack.
  • the partition 3 has a substantially square form with chamfered corners and a plurality of fixing holes 11, which facilitate fixing of the partition 3 to the frame 4, are aligned along the perimeter of the partition 3.
  • a circular feed through-hole 5 necessary for supplying the product to be filtered into the filtering chambers.
  • the faces 3a, 3b are both characterized by a textured surface 10 with self-cleaning properties, as described in detail below.
  • the textured surface 10 which has a complex and grooved geometry, allows the outflow of the filtered liquid through the filter cloth towards the periphery of the partition wall 3 so as to be able to be collected by means of outlet openings 30 flowing into channels formed in the frame 4.
  • the partition 3 is advantageously formed by a sheet of rubberized fabric, namely a composite material in which one or more layers of fabric, preferably polyester, are lined with rubber.
  • the partition 3 has a thickness of between 2 and 25 mm, preferably between 3.5 and 15 mm, and ideally equal to 12 mm.
  • This ideal value in particular relates to a square plate with a side dimension of 1500 mm; this is of course an indicative value which may vary widely for example depending on the operating pressure envisaged and the type of product to be filtered.
  • a distribution sleeve 8 may be fixed directly on both faces 3a, 3b in the vicinity of the supply through-hole 5 and in fluid communication with the latter.
  • a plurality of buttons or bosses made of rigid material, for example polypropylene, may be associated, being raised with respect to the sheet of rubberized fabric.
  • the frame 4 of the plate 1 has a substantially square shape and a greater thickness than the partition 3. Moreover, the frame 4 is made of a rigid, preferably thermoplastic material such as polypropylene.
  • the four corners of the frame 4 are provided with a corresponding number of collection through-channels 6, in fluid communication with the aforementioned outlet openings 30.
  • the collection channels 6 of one plate coincide and are in fluid communication with the corresponding collection channels of the adjacent plates. In this way they form a duct extending transversely with respect to the plates for draining the liquid which has filtered into the filtering chambers.
  • the filter press plate 1 may obviously be made in various sizes depending on the dimensions of the filter press and therefore the volume amount of material to be processed during a machine working cycle.
  • the characterizing aspect of the present invention relates to the textured surface 10 which is defined on both faces 3a, 3b of the partition wall 3.
  • the textured surface 10 is preferably formed initially during the process for manufacturing the sheet of rubberized fabric, which is then cut to size in order to define the partition wall 3 and finally fixed to the frame 4.
  • the textured surface may be formed, for example, using as a mold for the elastomeric material before hardening, a textile mold, for example a mesh of large-diameter yarns.
  • a textile mold for example a mesh of large-diameter yarns.
  • the structure itself of the yarn, consisting of a set of smaller-diameter textile fibers, may define a complex geometry which is comparable to a fractal structure.
  • this structure when used in the dynamic context defined by the inflections due to load acting on the partition wall 3 of a filter press plate, has optimum hydrophobic properties which facilitate drainage of the liquid phase and removal, together therewith, of the solid residues which may have passed through the filter cloth.
  • the textured surface 10 as can be seen in the photographs of Figures 7-13 , has at first sight a high complexity and a geometry which is at least roughly comparable to a fractal surface.
  • said textured surface 10 has first main grooves 11 intersecting - preferably at right-angles - second main grooves 12.
  • the intersection of said main grooves 11, 12 isolates elastomeric projections 13 which appear raised with respect to the depressions which occupy most of the area of the surface 10.
  • the concave surface of the depressions appears to be more jagged, namely has further grooves and/or recesses.
  • secondary grooves 14, which are substantially similar to the main larger-size grooves 11, 12, may be identified.
  • the invention therefore achieves an important economic advantage, limiting the usual costs associated with the plate washing operations and the respective machine downtimes.
  • Another advantage of the plate according to the invention consists in the possibility of production at extremely competitive rates, using manufacturing methods already tried-and-tested in other goods sectors, in particular the conveyor belt sector.

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  1. Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Filterpressenplatte (1), die ausgebildet ist, während des Gebrauchs zwischen benachbarten Platten eines Plattenpakets angeordnet zu werden, das zusammen mit den Platten eine stromaufwärts gelegene Filterkammer und eine stromabwärts gelegene Filterkammer definiert, wobei das Verfahren die folgenden Schritte umfasst:
    Bereitstellen einer Platte oder eines Bogens aus Verstärkungsmaterial, die bzw. der auf beiden Seiten mit einem elastomeren Material beschichtet ist, um eine halbbearbeitete Trennwand der Filterpressenplatte (1) zu definieren;
    Bereitstellen mindestens eines Prägestempels;
    Einprägen einer texturierten Oberfläche auf mindestens eine Seite der Trennwand, indem der mindestens eine Prägestempel gegen die entsprechende Seite der halbbearbeiteten Trennwand platziert wird und sie zusammengedrückt werden;
    Aushärten der halbbearbeiteten Trennwand, um eine Trennwand (3) mit mindestens einer von einer ersten Seite (3a) oder einer zweiten Seite (3b) mit einer texturierten Oberfläche (10) zu erhalten;
    Koppeln der Trennwand (3) mit einem Umfangsrahmen (4) aus starrem Material, um die Filterpressenplatte (1) zu definieren;
    wobei der Prägestempel eine Textilbahn ist.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Schritt des Einprägens einer texturierten Oberfläche und der Schritt des Aushärtens der halbbearbeiteten Trennwand gleichzeitig erfolgen.
  3. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, wobei die Schritte des Einprägens einer texturierten Oberfläche und des Aushärtens der halbbearbeiteten Trennwand durch Einbringen der halbbearbeiteten Trennwand in eine Presse und/oder in einen Autoklaven ausgeführt werden.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei dem zwei Prägestempel vorgesehen sind, wobei die Prägestempel während des Schrittes des Einprägens einer texturierten Oberfläche gegen beide Seiten der halbbearbeiteten Trennwand angelegt werden.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei während des Schritts des Einprägens einer texturierten Oberfläche eine einzelne Seite eingeprägt wird, wobei das Verfahren ferner einen Schritt des Verbindens von zwei Trennwänden (3) Rücken an Rücken mit ihren nach außen gerichteten texturierten Oberflächen umfasst, bevor sie mit einem Umfangsrahmen (4) verbunden werden, um die Filterpressenplatte zu definieren.
  6. Filterpressenplatte (1), die ausgebildet ist, während des Gebrauchs zwischen benachbarten Platten eines Plattenpakets angeordnet zu werden, das zusammen mit den Platten eine stromaufwärts gelegene Filterkammer und eine stromabwärts gelegene Filterkammer definiert; wobei die Filterpressenplatte (1) eine Trennwand (3) umfasst, die mit einem Umfangsrahmen (4) aus starrem Material verbunden ist; wobei die Trennwand (3) eine Platte oder einen Bogen aus Verstärkungsmaterial umfasst, die bzw. der auf beiden Seiten mit einem elastomeren Material beschichtet ist; wobei mindestens eine Seite der Trennwand (3) eine texturierte Oberfläche aufweist; wobei die texturierte Oberfläche durch Pressen eines Prägestempels, der eine Textilbahn ist, gegen die entsprechende Seite der halbbearbeiteten Trennwand (3) und Aushärten der halbbearbeiteten Trennwand (3) erhalten wird.
  7. Platte (1) nach Anspruch 6, wobei die texturierte Oberfläche (10) eine fraktale Dimension, gemessen nach der Hausdorff-Definition, größer als 2 und kleiner als 3 hat.
  8. Platte (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 6 oder 7, wobei die texturierte Oberfläche (10) erste Hauptrillen (11) und zweite Hauptrillen (12) aufweist, die sich miteinander schneiden, um Vorsprünge (13) zu isolieren.
  9. Platte (1) nach Anspruch 8, wobei zumindest einige der ersten oder zweiten Hauptrillen (11, 12) eine Innenfläche aufweisen, die weiter segmentiert ist, um Sekundärrillen (14) zu definieren.
  10. Platte (1) nach Anspruch 9, wobei die Sekundärrillen (14) maßstabsgetreu die gleiche Form wie die entsprechenden Hauptrillen (11, 12) aufweisen.
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